Mukondeleli Lekalakala
About Mukondeleli Lekalakala
Mukondeleli Lekalakala is the Head of Commercial Project Management at thyssenkrupp in South Africa, with extensive experience in contract management and quantity surveying across various sectors.
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Mukondeleli Lekalakala currently holds the position of Head Commercial Project Management at thyssenkrupp in South Africa. Her role involves overseeing commercial project management activities, ensuring efficiency, and maintaining compliance standards in all commercial projects.
Professional Experience at Worley
Mukondeleli Lekalakala dedicated a significant part of her career to Worley, where she held various roles of increasing responsibility. She served as Senior Manager - Procurement Contracts from 2020 to 2021, Executive Director from 2017 to 2019, Manager - Contracts and Quantity Surveying from 2017 to 2020, Manager - Contracts Management from 2016 to 2017, Section Manager Contracts from 2014 to 2016, and Contracts Manager from 2010 to 2014. She also served as a Board Trustee of the WorleyParsons Employee Share Trust from 2016 to 2019. Her work at Worley involved extensive contracts management, dispute resolution, and project compliance in various sectors.
Early Career and Other Roles
Before her tenure at Worley, Mukondeleli Lekalakala gained experience in various roles. She was a Contracts Administrator at Bombardier Transportation in 2010 and at Pebble Bed Modular Reactor from 2008 to 2010. From 2006 to 2008, she worked as a Quantity Surveyor at Pangaea WorleyParsons based at Eskom Grootvlei Power Station. Earlier in her career, she was an Academic Laboratory Technician and Part-time Lecturer at Tshwane University of Technology from 2001 to 2006, and a Junior Quantity Surveyor at S. Ntlhe Quantity Surveyors from 2000 to 2001.
Education and Qualifications
Mukondeleli Lekalakala has a strong educational background. She achieved a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Quantity Surveying and a National Diploma in Building from Tshwane University of Technology. She also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Henley Business School and completed a course in Project Management Principles and Practices at the University of Pretoria. Her diverse educational qualifications underpin her comprehensive expertise in project and contract management.
Industry Expertise
Mukondeleli Lekalakala has extensive experience in working with global suppliers on NEC, bespoke, and FIDIC contracts. She has worked on projects across various sectors including hydrocarbons, petrochemical, nuclear, and power plants in South Africa, Oman, and Kenya. Her expertise extends to financial monitoring, control of contracts, drafting, negotiating, placing, and administrating contract agreements, as well as ensuring compliance with Health, Safety, Environmental, and Quality standards.